ADM vs BG
Archer Daniels Midland and Bunge Global, side by side.
Prices and company dataas of yesterday's close
- ADMBuy more8.6%
Archer Daniels Midland's report on Nov 3 beat profit forecasts by 8.6%, and it pays a 3% dividend that it has raised for 53 years in a row.
- BGBuy moresales growth, past year56%
Bunge Global's sales grew 56% over the past year, and its report on Oct 29 beat profit forecasts by 4.5%.
Percent return
- ADM+26.66%
- BG+6.64%
Nov 11, 2025 to Nov 11, 2026
Where they differ
- Company size: ADM $41.3B, BG $20.9B.
- Sales growth, 1 yr: ADM +1%, BG +56%. BG is ahead.
- Price for $1 of next year's profit: ADM $12, BG $9. BG is ahead.
- Profit per $1 of sales: ADM 3¢, BG 3¢.
- Cash minus debt: ADM −$9.31B, BG −$17.8B. ADM is ahead.
- Price change, 1 yr: ADM +27%, BG +6.6%. ADM is ahead. S&P 500 +12%.
- How much the price swings: ADM 29%, BG 34%. ADM is ahead.
| Measure | ADMArcher Daniels Midland | BGBunge Global |
|---|---|---|
| Price and returns | ||
| Price | $70.92 | $100.26 |
| Today | Best in this row: +2.33% | +0.84% |
| 1 month | −11.23% | Best in this row: −2.38% |
| 3 months | −11.30% | Best in this row: −9.59% |
| This year | Best in this row: +25.90% | +14.62% |
| 1 year | Best in this row: +26.66% | +6.64% |
| 5 years | Best in this row: +23.51% | +22.06% |
| From 52-week high | −19.5% | −23.2% |
| How much it swings (90 days) | Best in this row: 29% | 34% |
| Valuation | ||
| Market value | $41.3B | $20.9B |
| Price vs last year's earnings | 38.3× | Best in this row: 28.3× |
| Price vs next year's expected earnings | 12.1× | Best in this row: 9.2× |
| Price vs earnings, adjusted for growth | 0.82× | Best in this row: 0.56× |
| Price to sales | 0.4× | Best in this row: 0.2× |
| Price vs cash it brings in | 96.2× | – |
| Company value vs operating profit | 12.0× | Best in this row: 10.6× |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 year | +1.0% | Best in this row: +55.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 3 years | −7.5% | Best in this row: +1.5% |
| Earnings per share growth, last year | Best in this row: −20.6% | −45.8% |
| Earnings per share growth expected next year | +4.3% | Best in this row: +18.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Kept from sales after making the product | Best in this row: 7.4% | 5.2% |
| Kept as operating profit | Best in this row: 2.9% | 2.7% |
| Kept as final profit | Best in this row: 3.0% | 1.2% |
| Kept as spare cash | Best in this row: 0.4% | −2.8% |
| Profit on shareholders' money | Best in this row: 10.6% | 6.9% |
| Profit on all money put in | Best in this row: 6.3% | 5.5% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net cash (cash minus debt) | Best in this row: −$9.31B | −$17.8B |
| Debt for each $1 of shareholders' money | Best in this row: 0.42× | 1.05× |
| Short-term assets per $1 of bills due | 1.45× | Best in this row: 1.50× |
| Dividend yield | Best in this row: 2.97% | 2.91% |
| Share of profit paid as dividends | Best in this row: 41% | 48% |
| Our readPro | ||
| Our call | Buy more | Buy more |
| Why | Archer Daniels Midland's report on Nov 3 beat profit forecasts by 8.6%, and it pays a 3% dividend that it has raised for 53 years in a row. | Bunge Global's sales grew 56% over the past year, and its report on Oct 29 beat profit forecasts by 4.5%. |
| Where the price sits | in the full report | in the full report |
| Our overall score (out of 100) | 48 | Best in this row: 63 |
| Our value score | 60 | Best in this row: 89 |
| Our growth score | 42 | Best in this row: 56 |
| Our quality score | 39 | Best in this row: 43 |
| Our price trend score | 55 | Best in this row: 67 |
| Earnings and analysts | ||
| Analyst consensus | Hold | Buy |
| To average analyst target | +16.6% | Best in this row: +46.4% |
| Average analyst target | $82.67 | $146.80 |
| Analysts rating it a buy | 9% | Best in this row: 89% |
| Buy ratings added, 3 months | 0 | 0 |
| Analysts covering | 6 | 5 |
BG: faster growth at a lower P/E
Our pick of these: Bunge Global
Sales growth +55.5% vs +1.0%
ADM +1.0%, BG +55.5%.Forward P/E per point of sales growth 0.17 vs no growth
ADM no growth, BG 0.17.+46.4% to the average analyst target, vs +16.6%
ADM +16.6%, BG +46.4%.Where it loses: ADM has a better past year, +26.7% vs +6.6%
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